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Characterisation of copper oxide nanoparticles for antimicrobial applications

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The ability of CuO nanoparticles to reduce bacterial populations to zero was enhanced in the presence of sub-MBC concentrations of silver nanoparticles, suggesting release of ions may be required for optimum killing.
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This article is published in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents.The article was published on 2009-06-01. It has received 1273 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Silver nanoparticle & Copper oxide.

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Antifungal Potential of Nanostructured Crystalline Copper and Its Oxide Forms.

TL;DR: This is the first report to demonstrate chemo-physical changes in the metal compounds, opening new insights for further studies on the mechanism of copper’s antifungal properties.
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Biosynthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Using Lactobacillus casei Subsp. Casei and its Anticancer and Antibacterial Activities

TL;DR: The results suggest that CuO NPs may exert antibacterial effects as well as cytotoxic effects on cancer cells by suppressing their growth, increasing the oxidative stress and inducing apoptosis.
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Improved synthesis of copper oxide nanosheets and its application in development of supercapacitor and antimicrobial agents

TL;DR: In this paper, the quality of copper oxide nanosheets (CuO-NSs) were investigated using different techniques such as, cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge measurements, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
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Photo-initiated chemical vapor deposition as a scalable particle functionalization technology (a practical review)

TL;DR: In this article, the photo-initiated CVD (PICVD) is proposed as an ideal solution for scalable particle functionalization technology, and a practical review of the gas phase methods available in order to identify a potential candidate for large scale functionalization of nanoparticles.
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Size-dependent antimicrobial properties of the cobalt ferrite nanoparticles

TL;DR: In this article, a variety of experimental tests were performed on low-size dispersion cobalt ferrite nanoparticles (Nps) fabricated by co-precipitation approach in several average sizes.
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The bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles

TL;DR: The results indicate that the bactericidal properties of the nanoparticles are size dependent, since the only nanoparticles that present a direct interaction with the bacteria preferentially have a diameter of approximately 1-10 nm.
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Silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial agent: a case study on E. coli as a model for Gram-negative bacteria

TL;DR: These nontoxic nanomaterials, which can be prepared in a simple and cost-effective manner, may be suitable for the formulation of new types of bactericidal materials.
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Evidence for stripe correlations of spins and holes in copper oxide superconductors

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the possibility that this effect is related to dynamical two-dimensional spin correlations, incommensurate with the crystal lattice, that have been observed in La2-SrxCuO4 by neutron scattering.
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Metal Oxide Nanoparticles as Bactericidal Agents

TL;DR: In this paper, reactive magnesium oxide nanoparticles and halogen (Cl2, Br2) adducts of these MgO particles were allowed to contact certain bacteria and spore cells, which yield insight into the biocidal action of these nanoscale materials.

The bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles

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TL;DR: In this article, the bactericidal effect of colloid silver nanoparticles in the range of 7-50 nm on Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive bacteria was studied and the effect of the colloid was evaluated.
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